Communalism final ppt

Sociology Presentation on Communalism/Religious Riots

1. COMMUNALISM Anurag Bhojwani A022 Prateek Maheshwari A039 Devesh Mohan A040

2. What is Communalism? The word Communalism is used to denote attempts to promote primarily religious stereotypes between groups of people identified as different communities and to stimulate violence between those groups. It derives not from community but from ‘tensions between the (religious) communities’. Communal riots are an indicator of socio-cultural difference existing between the communities.

3. Rise Of Communalism In India Religious violence has probably existed for as long as religion. The progress of science and technology have enabled religious extremists to hate and kill even more effectively. Communal violence in India started during the emergence of mass politics in the 1920s and have persisted after Independence.

4. India has a pluralistic society . The multi-racial, multi-religious, multi-lingual and multi-cultural polity is bound to have conflicting interests. Each community tries to preserve and promote its own interest, and when the interest of two communities clash, communal conflict is triggered off. Communal Riots are not caused spontaneously and also they are rarely caused by religious animosity. They arise due to conflicting political interest often linked to economic interest.

5. Characteristics Of Communalism Communalism is an ideological concept, It is a complex process, It encompasses social, economic and political aspects for its manifestation, It causes rivalry, violence and tension among masses, Communalism is simply engineered by opportunistic political and economic interest of contending groups and factions within a political party or by political parties. It strikes at the root of democracy, secularism and national integration Its effects are disastrous.

6. Causes Of Communalism: Divide & Rule Policy Of British Political Organizations & Political Factor Economic Factor Educational & Cultural Factors Inertia Indifferent Government Ineffective Handling Of Communal Riots

7. Effects Of Communalism Communalism is the major obstacle that tends to separate people on the basis of religion, language, territories and ethnic origin. Communalism inevitable leads to communal riots and the authorities in order to ‘control’ the situation imposes curfew. Furthermore, the worst form of violence takes place during the period of curfew in the course of police “hunt” for anti social elements Another negative effect of communalism upon people is that of an unhealthy development that has crept into society.

8. The biggest sufferers due to religious communalism are the minorities. The communal riots between Hindu & Muslim in India evoke unfavourable reaction and criticism not only from Pakistan but in other Islamic countries of West Asia and Africa, which adversely affects our relations with them. Communalism give rise to terrorism.

9. Future Scenario Looking at the factors and forces responsible for the riots and every riot becoming more organized, widespread, and use of more and more lethal weapons it can be assumed that soon it would take the shape of pitched battles, like a civil war. If we want to save our nation from such a fate a concerted economic, political and socio-cultural program should be initiated and followed vigorously.

10. Conclusion